EmPOWERED to Serve™ EmPOWERED Scholars Alumni
Making a difference and impacting the future of their communities
| Ashleigh Johnson | Major: Biology, Howard University (BD Scholarship Recipient) |
| Chimdindu Okafor | Major: Health Management, Howard University (BD Scholarship Recipient) |
| Elizabeth Onyekwere | Major: Nutrition, Case Western (Generously supported by Woman’s Heart Coalition) |
| Jonathan Jean Charles | Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Miami |
| Kristi Juarez | Major: Pre-Nursing, Washington State (Generously supported by Wendy Zheng) |
| Lily Kasic | Major: Business Administration, University of Washington (Generously supported by Wendy Zheng) |
| Nevora Ramsey | Major: Nursing, Morgan State University (BD Scholarship Recipient) |
| Sebastian Caicedo | Major: Health Science, Northeastern University |
| Shreya Shivakumar | Major: Political Science, Barnard College |
| Tajhea Campbell | Major: Biology, Howard University (BD Scholarship Recipient) |
| Ayana Vicks-Jason | Major: Biology, Howard University (BD Scholarship Recipient) |
| Bria Nartey | Major: Political Science, Howard University (BD Scholarship Recipient) |
| Caleb Young | Major: Environment, Economics and Politics, Claremont McKenna College |
| Christina Pham | Major: Business Administration, De Anza College |
| Gabriela Nguena Jones | Major: Neuroscience, Vanderbilt University |
| Jaylah Dorman | Major: Health Education/Community Health, Howard University (BD Scholarship Recipient) |
| Perisa Ashar | Major: Biomedical Engineering/Computer Science, Duke University |
| Sofia Johnson | Major: Exercise Science, Florida Gulf Coast University |
| Tatiana Carter | Major: Biology and Human Performance, Howard University (BD Scholarship Recipient) |
| Akshara Molleti | Major: Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities |
| Ash-Lee Marshall | Coppin State University (BD Scholarship Recipient) |
| Caitriona Greene | Major: Health, Behavior, & Society, University of Rochester |
| Joseph McCallister | Hampton University (BD Scholarship Recipient) |
| Lesley Lopez | Major: Biology, University of Houston Clear Lake |
| Madison Tate | Major: Biology, Howard University (Charlotte Mann Family Grant Recipient) |
| Melina Rodriguez | Major: Public Health, California State University - Los Angeles |
| Michaela Greenlee | Major: Global Public Health, New York University |
| Michaela Harris | Morgan State University (BD Scholarship Recipient) |
| Paige Blake | Bowie State University (BD Scholarship Recipient) |
| Alana Barr | Georgia Tech |
| Denise Nguyen | Major: Public Health, California State University - Northridge |
| Diop Russell | Major: English, Spelman College |
| Katelyn France | Major: Pharmacy, University of Minnesota Duluth |
| Lady Dorothy Eli | Major: Public Health and Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona |
| Lorena Melendez Chavez | Major: Nutrition and Dietetics, California State University - Northridge |
| Ngoc Vuong | Major: Psychology, Public Health and Economics, Wichita State University |
| Noun Abdelaziz | Major: Sociology and International Affairs, San Diego Miramar College |
| Presley LeGrande | Major: Neuroscience and Public Health, Santa Clara University |
| Sierra Williams-Mcleod | Major: Biochemistry and Biomedical Research, Hampton University |
| Ahmed Arasah | Xavier University |
| Avery Nelson | Major: Public Policy, Pomona College |
| Dorysel Sandoval | Sweetwater High School, National City, CA |
| Esmeralda Ochoa | Major: Nursing, Chamberlain University |
| Jose Trinidad Muratella | Major: Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Michelle Ballasiotes | Major: Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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